Coast Lines: Nov. 27, 2012

Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez, D-Los Angeles, announced Monday the appointment of San Mateo County Supervisor Carole Groom to the 12-member Coastal Commission, a powerful agency overseeing 1,100 miles of coastline.

Groom will replace outgoing Commissioner Mark Stone, a Santa Cruz County supervisor who has been elected to the Assembly. Groom will take her seat Dec. 3.

Groom was elected to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors in June 2010 and served as president in 2011. Previously, she served nine years on the San Mateo City Council, including two terms as mayor, and on the San Mateo Planning and Public Works commissions.

Santa Cruz City Councilwoman Lynn Robinson, Monterey City Councilwoman Libby Downey, Seaside Mayor Felix Bachofner, and Monterey County Supervisors Jane Parker and Simon Salinas were also nominated. Stone had expressed support for Parker.

DAVENPORT

Teen center hosts winter celebration, fundraiser

The North Coast Teen Center, a program of the Davenport Resource Service Center, will host its winter celebration and fundraiser from 5-9 p.m. Friday at the Whale City Bakery Bar & Grill, 490 Hwy. 1.

Teens will make chicken enchiladas, rice, beans, salsa and salad for $10, and tres leches cake will be served for dessert for $2 apiece. The event also will include live music and a silent auction. Proceeds will benefit the teen center.